Head of Music
Northampton Academy, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN3 8NHThis job expired on 5 February 2021 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
5 February 2021 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 January 2021
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Music
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- ULT Teachers' Pay Scales + TLR
Head of Music job summary
Northampton Academy is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and ambitious Head of Music.
The successful candidate will fully embrace our values of Respect, Determination and Ambition, and will have a working knowledge of how these will apply within a secondary academy context and within the role itself.
The leadership of the academy is highly focused on creating an environment in which teachers can get on with their core role: delivering excellent lessons. To this end, the student behaviour system is clear, simple and easy to administer in lessons. If action is needed beyond these simple steps, the pastoral and senior teams take all the burden away from the teachers, conducting detentions and following up and dealing with parents on your behalf. Teachers at the academy speak of this as one of the major benefits of working here. In addition to this, teachers are trusted to be professionals through:
• No unannounced observations
• No lesson grading
• 3 extra INSET days per year for joint team planning
• A feedback and recognition policy that lets teachers decide the best feedback mechanism for their own classes, rather than having this prescribed centrally
• No emails (except safeguarding) after 5.30pm and at weekends
As Head of Music, you will lead on all aspects of Music teaching and will have specific responsibility for tracking the progress and attainment of students within the subject area and across the key stages. We will expect you to manage and develop a broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for the subject area. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on standards of student attainment and achievement through your fresh ideas, motivational skills and keen focus on improvement.
We are looking for a leader who will inspire students in our school to achieve their full potential. In turn, the post provides strong opportunities for professional development in an environment where staff are highly valued, well supported and enjoy their work.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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About Northampton Academy
- School type
- Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1721 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Northampton Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hrhelpdesk@northampton-academy.org
Northampton Academy is part of United Learning, a unique group of independent and state schools working together to achieve the best in everyone. Our vision is to provide excellent education so that all young people are able to make a success of their lives and, if we are to realise this vision, we need to make sure we attract, develop and reward the key ingredient – high quality staff such as you.
Northampton Academy is committed to equal opportunities and to the protection and safety of all students and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share these commitments.
The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure.
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